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全国性 (quán guó xìng) — (noun) national scope or character; the quality of being nationwide

Definition

A noun meaning 'nationwide scope or character' — used to describe a policy, event, or issue that affects or applies to the whole country, not just one region. Functions as an attribute before a noun (e.g. 全国性问题) or after 的.

noun
national scope or characterthe quality of being nationwide

Examples

  • 全国性。
    Zhè xiàng zhèng cè jù yǒu quán guó xìng yì yì.
    This policy has national significance.
  • 全国性。
    quán guó xìng De huó dòng xū yào gèng duō zī jīn zhī chí.
    Nationwide activities need more financial support.
  • 全国性。
    Zhè ge wèn tí de quán guó xìng yǐn qǐ le guǎng fàn tǎo lùn.
    The national nature of this issue sparked widespread discussion.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

全国whole country
全quánwhole国guócountry
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngcharacter

全国 means the whole country and 性 means character, so 全国性 is the character of being nationwide.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
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